Well, I had my first appt Tuesday at the OCC in Boston. Reading all of your post regarding surgery related travel I realize how lucky I am that my surgery will be only 15 miles from home!!

The 1st appointment was with the clinical Psychologist and it went well. She found me "sane" enough for surgery. (I think)

I have to go to lots of meeting before the actual surgery gets done:

New Patient Orientation

Lap Band Support Group

Open Conversation with the Surgeon

Physical Activity for Life Education Lecture Series (3 lectures)

6-Session Behavior Change Group (once a week).

I will be so busy with all of this, I wont have time to eat, which is a good thing, they would like me to lose 10% of my weight before surgery. (27 lbs)

Patty

Good Luck with all your testing Patty! Welcome to the boards! If you browse through all the old and new threads, you will finds tons of valuable information. There is a lot of support here, and people are more than happy to help you with any questions. Please keep us posted on your progress.

Congrats Patty. Hang in there through all the testing and meetings, your surgery day will come! I have found this site to be the best on-line tool and have even had the opportunity to meet 2 really nice ladies from my area who are both bandsters. So keep coming back!